Engineer Software

Christopher Cotton

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Objective

To continue to push the limits and develop wicked cool technology and services for the wireless/networked world. I am interested in opportunities where I can continue to develop leadership and to ship products.

Most interested in wireless/service companies with Lead Engineer or CTO positions. My current location is Boston, MA.

Professional

06/02 - Present

CoreMobility, Inc.Palo Alto, CA

Senior Engineer

Developing 3G PalmOS cell phone applicationsCurrent product is not announced nor released yet.

01/02 - Present

MobileFreonCambridge, MA

Founder, Engineer

Developing wireless and handheld games.Developed and released multiple Palm OS games.Currently developing PalmOS version of the popular Spaceward Ho! game by

09/01 - 12/01

MobileAirwaves, Inc.San Francisco, CA

Senior Engineer

Worked on enterprise wireless connection application.Developed application on Motorola TimePort which allows Corporate users to access backend services.The services included enterprise email, fileserver access, notes calendar, and address book.

02/01 - 06/01

WideRay, Inc.San Francisco, CA

Consultant

Worked on The Jack. Consumer electronic device providing beaming of localized content to handheld devices.Work on backend XML/Java server which broadcasts wireless content to The Jacks.Developed Palm application used in first production version of The Jack. Worked on Infrared transmission issues and compatibility. Application provide a server like interface to beam content. Worked on next generation embedded os server application (C++) to handle media (application, data, HTML, other content) broadcast and storage.

10/00 - 02/01

Ariton Technologies, Inc.Mountain View, CA

Consultant

Worked on various projects providing consulting and development.Daedalus Technology Group - consultant for wireless product and servicesMobileFreon.com - developed PalmOS game. Provided feedback/input on various other wireless projects/products. Prototyping/development on Palm OS

04/99 - 10/00

Scout Electromedia, Inc,San Francisco, CA

Lead Engineer

Worked on the "modo" wireless consumer electronics device. Working on embedded GUI and wireless systems. Had multiple roles and responsibilities.Acting VP Engineering. Worked with Executive team, managed 20+ engineering team, helped to drive the delivery of the product the feature set and the project timeline. Hired engineering team including QA and other staff (10 people)Lead Architect. Designed the end to end system for delivering of content to the wireless device. Includes data model, wireless protocol and delivery system, backend content systems, Ad Management System, device software and design.Embedded Engineer. Wrote lots of C++ code, including visual components and data information.Wireless Engineer. Wrote original wireless server to parse and deliver XML data to the device. Designed the XML DTD and data model. Design the wireless operation characteristics of the device.Engineering Manager. Worked with with the engineering team to help out with design, problem solving, and writing code.Prototyping/development on Palm OS

03/98 - 04/99

AT&T Labs, Menlo Park, CA

Senior Software Engineer, (PTSM)

Principal architect and developer for AT&T IP Platform dynamic PageServer, which delivers and composes real-time content from various data sets. Wrote parts of the web-based email system, including CGIs (in C++ and Java Servlets) for POP3/IMAP/SMTP/LDAP.

04/97 - 03/98

Sun Microsystems, Inc, JavaSoft Division

Senior Software Engineer, HotJava Views

Member of team which designed and implemented the JavaMail API (javax.mail.*) Accountable for prototype GUI client and other sample code for developers using the JavaMail API. Member of HotJava Views product team, specifically the MailView client. Added various features and numerous bug fixes: internationalization, major performance speed ups, customized GUI widgets, etc

02/95 - 04/97

Apple Computer, Inc, Cupertino, CA

Senior Software Engineer, Cyberdog Team

Senior software engineer developing Internet messaging clients for the Cyberdog Project. Experienced in successfully shipping high quality software based on open, internet standards with short product cycles and tight deadlines. Responsible for architecture and implementation of Cyberdog's POP3/SMTP client, including message browsing, local storage, searching and networking, in C++. Collaborated closely to develop the NNTP and MIME portions of the client. Responsible for developing Apple's Messaging API in Java, SOM, and C++. Short-term manager for the Personal Communications Team for the Cyberdog project.

08/94 - 02/95

Test Engineer, eWorld Group

Tested user interface and networking connection aspects of the eWorld client. Reviewed and rewrote parts of a CCL test plan. Also tested eWorld Press, a new publishing tool for eWorld. Took initiative to design and implement testing tools in MacApp. Reviewed and made changes in various technical and non-technical documentation

05/92 - 06/94

MIT Distributed Computing and Network Services, Cambridge, MA

Macintosh Developer

Tuned and tested Internet tools and network software including a low level SLIP protocol library for Macintosh applications. Investigated implementing distributed applications using AppleEvents. Added enhancements and bug fixes to MIT's email application TechMail, and presented design specifications for performance improvement.

04/90 - 06/94

MIT Computing Support Services, Cambridge, MA

Senior Consultant

Provided consulting on the Macintosh and PC platforms, as well as for MIT's distributed UNIX-based computer environment, Project Athena. Provided telephone, email, and on site support for popular applications, hardware and software configuration, and evaluation of purchasing requirements. Mentored junior consultants and devised training seminars.

Education

1989-1994

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Masters and Bachelors, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, June 1994

Computer Experience

Apple MacOS OS X, Windows 98/XP; All areas of the Internet; Programming Languages: Java (both AWT, networking, and Servlets), C, C++, JavaScript and AppleScript.Written applications for PalmOS. Embedded Systems and Design, including JavaVMs. Familiar with Metrowerks CodeWarrior Embedded tools.

Personal

Previous President of the MIT chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity. Completed advanced leadership and management training at Landmark Education Corporation. Volunteer for Tennessee Peace Fair. Member of the M.I.T. Varsity Fencing Team. Enjoy Ultimate Frisbee, music composition and dj'ing (techno and rock).home

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